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Recent Examples of midwife
Trojacek had just checked in with her midwife, who told her labor could begin soon.
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Zara Amaechi, Dallas Morning News, 24 Jan. 2026
Jess also wrangles in Holly (Tamsin Greig), who, having just retired from the police force, isn’t sure what to do next, and Holly’s sister Yvonne (Amelia Bullmore), a disenchanted midwife.
—Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
In the early 2010s, a British woman told a New Statesman journalist that her aunt was a midwife in 1940 when Mitford arrived in her ward.
—Rosemary Counter, Vanity Fair, 19 Jan. 2026
The practice was first recommended to her by a midwife, along with specific guidelines.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026
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Zara Amaechi, Dallas Morning News, 24 Jan. 2026
Jess also wrangles in Holly (Tamsin Greig), who, having just retired from the police force, isn’t sure what to do next, and Holly’s sister Yvonne (Amelia Bullmore), a disenchanted midwife.
—Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
In the early 2010s, a British woman told a New Statesman journalist that her aunt was a midwife in 1940 when Mitford arrived in her ward.
—Rosemary Counter, Vanity Fair, 19 Jan. 2026
The practice was first recommended to her by a midwife, along with specific guidelines.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for midwife
Noun
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Some doctors diagnose the folate condition using a specialty laboratory test that isn't FDA-approved.—
MATTHEW PERRONE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
11 Mar. 2026
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People who test positive but have no symptoms likely have latent tuberculosis and should get a chest X-ray and see a doctor, since treatment can prevent active disease from developing.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
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The Centering model The Centering model was started about 30 years ago by a nurse-midwife who wanted to provide better prenatal care and reduce provider burnout.—
Ciara McCarthy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Mar. 2026
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As with most pregnancy symptoms, not everyone experiences it, but pregnancy glow is definitely a real thing, says Tania Lopez, CNM, certified nurse-midwife at Pediatrix Medical Group in Fort Worth, Texas.—
Wendy Wisner,
Parents,
23 Dec. 2025
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Two babies might be delivered by the same obstetrician, for example, but the mothers could be charged very different amounts.—
Darius Tahir,
NPR,
10 Feb. 2026
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Hill, a pediatrician practicing at the time in North Carolina, had been brought in by the obstetrician to make sense of what went wrong and whether it could have been prevented.—
Daniel Payne,
STAT,
3 Feb. 2026
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Sawant, the owner of the testing company — and a proponent of leucovorin — fears that some physicians may interpret the FDA’s announcement as a reason to stop prescribing leucovorin.—
Michal Ruprecht,
CNN Money,
11 Mar. 2026
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There are some instances when AI excels at identifying medical issues — in some studies, large language models have sometimes matched or even outperformed physicians on diagnostic reasoning tasks.—
Katia Riddle,
NPR,
11 Mar. 2026
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Meaning no celebrity docs, and, since the Octopus Teacher mishap a few years back, no cute animals, either.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
12 Mar. 2026
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Percy is known for seminal docs such as Watergate, The Death of Yugoslavia and Putin, Russia and the West.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
12 Mar. 2026
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As with any supplement, check with your pediatrician first, especially for younger kids.—
Avery Newmark,
AJC.com,
10 Mar. 2026
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Parents are encouraged to consult with pediatricians before enrolling children aged 1 to 3 in swim classes, and it is strongly recommended that all children 4 and older receive swim training.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Mar. 2026
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At the same time, my primary care doctor and gynecologist suggested my symptoms — brain fog, fatigue and cognitive changes — were caused by menopause.—
Shon Lowe,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
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Greiner is an obstetrician-gynecologist and complex family planning fellow at UC San Diego Health and UC San Diego School of Medicine.—
Karen Greiner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
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The man was taken to the hospital by medics in critical condition, and officials said the man, identified by the Allegheny County Medical Examiner's Office as 58-year-old Lawrence Soeder, died a short time later.—
Mike Darnay,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
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The ambulance sent to rescue her, following a route approved by the Israeli Defense Force, or IDF, was later destroyed, killing the two medics inside.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Midwife.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/midwife. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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